Danielle, pictured at the chapel of rest, was devastated by her son’s death

“I have struggled with many issues in the past, but with Jackson, I was determined to do everything right. I couldn’t wait for him to be born.

“To hear the rumours that people were accusing me was too much for me to bear.”

Thankfully at an inquest at Bolton Coroner’s Court it was ruled that Danielle had no involvement in Jackson’s tragic death despite the “malicious rumours” that she had “smothercated” him.

But evidence given by Det Insp Matthew Moore, of Wigan Police, and Dr Naomi Carter, who performed Jackson’s post-mortem, was enough for Coroner Mr Walsh to conclude that the baby died from natural causes.

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He said: “Whatever rumours have been passing around the community, they are nothing better than malicious gossip and rumour.

“I can exclude these because there is simply no evidence. I believe that is it one of these enormous tragedies for any family to suffer.